a/n: So, after this chapter, there are two more, and then we'll move on to the sequel, which TADA! I already have half written. I like it, but it is running a little long in my eyes. But as long as you don't mind, I don't either. :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride.
Nudge's POV
"So, we agree." I said. "We can't go there and cry and tell Max how much her message made us sad. We just tell her it wasn't her fault, alright?"
"Got it!" Angel said. Her white wings beat in time with my own as we flew towards NYC. She edged a little closer to me.
"You did take really good care of us, just like that blog reader said."
How'd she know what I was thinking? Oh, yeah. "Really? I thought I did really bad because, you know, I let them hurt you, and you know, Max wouldn't have let that happen to you."
"Nudge, not even Max could have stopped them. They were really strong and you did your best. We were lucky that Gazzy did that."
"Are you sure? I couldn't have done anything differently?"
"Positive, Nudge." The Gasman said. I wondered if this was how Max felt all the time. Really loved and really needed. Probably.
We could see skyscrapers looking before us, big and tall. They were amazing – last time I'd seen them was when we had went to the Institute. This time though, we were going for a different reason. A happy reason. I felt as if my heart had wings. Maybe it did.
"Let's go meet em!" Gazzy shouted, and we grasped hands and flew. Towards Max, Fang, Iggy and Lai. Towards love. Towards home.
a/n: I know that sounds like the end, and I would have liked that to be the ending sentence, but its not, so keep reading!